Tailgate ladder system

Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – End gates

Reexamination Certificate

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C182S127000

Reexamination Certificate

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07441820

ABSTRACT:
A tailgate ladder system includes a pickup bed that has a tailgate hingedly coupled to the pickup bed. A bottom wall is attached to the tailgate and a pair of supports is attached to the bottom wall. A pair of guides is provided and each of the guides has a first end and a second end. Each of the guides is pivotally coupled to one of the supports. The guides are selectively positionable in a stored position lying on the bottom wall or in a deployed position vertically oriented when the tailgate is horizontally oriented. A step assembly comprises a pair of legs each having a top end and a bottom end. A plurality of panels is attached to and extends between the legs. Each of the legs is slidably positioned in one of the guides. The legs are selectively positionable in an extended position or in a retracted position.

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patent: 2004/0113450 (2004-06-01), Fielding

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